In order to enable an iCal export link, your account needs to have an API key created. This key enables other applications to access data from within Indico even when you are neither using nor logged into the Indico system yourself with the link provided. Once created, you can manage your key at any time by going to 'My Profile' and looking under the tab entitled 'HTTP API'. Further information about HTTP API keys can be found in the Indico documentation.

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Additionally to having an API key associated with your account, exporting private event information requires the usage of a persistent signature. This enables API URLs which do not expire after a few minutes so while the setting is active, anyone in possession of the link provided can access the information. Due to this, it is extremely important that you keep these links private and for your use only. If you think someone else may have acquired access to a link using this key in the future, you must immediately create a new key pair on the 'My Profile' page under the 'HTTP API' and update the iCalendar links afterwards.

Distributing OS images and apps with ostree+Flatpak

by
Joaquim Rocha
(Endless Computers)

31-3-004 - IT Amphitheatre

CERN

For a very long time, Linux distros have used package-based systems in order to distribute their core packages or applications, like Debian's apt-get. While we can all recognize the strengths of this model, there are a number of things that can surely be improved.

At Endless Computers, we make use of ostree and Flatpak for distributing Endless OS and its apps. ostree provides a way for distributing filesystem trees, allowing read-only OS trees and atomic upgrades. Flatpak leverages ostree for distributing apps, while also running them in a sandbox, thus making it not only a very efficient and robust way to install applications, but also a secure way of running them.

In this talk I will present the aforementioned technologies, as well as why and how this benefits companies that develop operating systems like Endless.

About the speaker

Joaquim Rocha is Senior Software Engineer at Endless, a start-up providing access to technology to the next billion users in regions with limited internet connectivity. With over 10 years of experience, Joaquim has worked in projects of different sizes and technologies, mostly involving the GNU/Linux operating system and other important Open Source projects such as GNOME.

Apart from coding, he has also participated as speaker at a number of important conferences related to Free Software, like FOSDEM or GUADEC.